Hi All - Many of you on this Chair Caning Forum are members of The SeatWeavers' Guild Inc.® (TSWG) and are aware that the guild actually started right here with a few weavers on this forum back in 2007. Bonnie Rashleigh is the long-time editor of our newsletter, The SeatWeavers' Journal, and always posts a notice here ... more

Our Annual Gathering of seat Weavers will be held in Michigan this year. It is a great opportunity to network with other seat weavers, participate in workshops, ask all those questions you have for other Weavers, see examples of chairs in our display and just generally bask in the glow of others who love chairs as... more

I'm very new to the art, so please be patient with me? I've been asked by a neighbor to repair or replace the seat in a small antique chair. The damage is minimal but there is another area that has some weakness and deterioration but is still intact (again, minimal). I was wondering if it's practice to replace the... more

THE CHAIR CANING FORUM IS CLOSING PERMANENTLY! I recently discovered that the owners of DiscYourWebApps, where this Chair Caning Forum has been hosted for the last 15 years, is closing down the platform for good on October 15, 2019. They started this discussion forum platform in 1997, long before any social media... more

I have just gotten 3 porch rockers that are painted white. I'm going to use binder cane to replace the seats and the backs with a herringbone weave. The customer wants the cane to be white also, which just makes me sick, so I need some feed back on what type of paint should I reluctantly use and should I seal with... more

Question for the group. I have been using a steamer and chisels to remove spline and clean the groove. In cases where the spline was glued with wood glue instead of white glue, I use a dremel to clean the groove. Is there any other power tools that work better than a dremel?

Hobby weaver here. My friend wants me to use shaker tape on her youth rocker. I removed the paper rush only to find there is no back rung on the chair. It just had a frame screwed to the side rungs. I can not remove the frame unless I removed the arms on the chair, etc - that or adding a back rung is way beyond my... more

I’ve had some success with using Zar oil based stain on Pressed Can Chair seats. Has anyone had any experience using stain on woven cane seats? I have a customer who would like her antique Bentwood High Cair stained after it is re-caned(to match the original color). Jay Hirsch Austin Chair Repair

We're updating our pricing policies and have some questions that I can't find answers to in previous posts: Do you charge the same for herringbone and porch weaves? Do you charge more for binder cane and narrow reed than you do for wider reed? Do you charge extra for corners on rushed seats? Do you charge extra for... more

Hi everyone, I do caning as a pastime and have done lots of 7 step chairs and also a rising sun chair so I feel fairly confident. However, I am now recaning a medallion back chair. I have completed steps 1 and 3 (the cane goes into holes around the perimeter and also through the medallion.) So far, so good. I have... more

Anyone have experience aging flat reed to a grey weathered look? I have an old hickory chair on which the customer wants that look --and then dry brush paint in patches. See chair at seatdoktor Facebook page.( https://www.facebook.com/seatdoktor )

I am working on a set of 4 Ladder Back Dining Room Chair seats. I am replacing the Fiber Rush Seats. The Fiber Rush was previously Shellaced with a very thick coat. All of the strands were stuck together as if they were “glued”. The top of the seat strands have also been flattened. Has anyone run across this? Does it... more

Members of The SeatWeavers' Guild Inc - check your email for your copy of The SeatWeavers' Journal. Not a member yet?? Consider joining The SeatWeavers' Guild Inc. so you can enjoy all the great information. The Guild was formed based on the ideas,cooperation and friendship that this Forum offered to seat weavers... more

All members of The SeatWeavers' Guild, Inc.® are encouraged to submit articles to the newsletter throughout the year. The next quarterly digital newsletter will be sent out on November 15th by editor Bonnie Rashleigh. Send your articles or information to seatweaversnews@gmail.com For example, we'd like to hear about... more

I find this forum extremely helpful and useful, but, I must admit, it is a bit difficult for me to follow. I belong to several online forums and they all use a very friendly format (here is one example: https://forum.woodcarvingillustrated.com ). The forums are usually divided up into numerous sections, that can... more

Good Morning to Everyone, All I have to say is that I now have a new laptop, as the old one died. Unfortunately this one has Windows 8 on it, either it is a nightmare to learn or the worst operating system they have come up with, takes so many more clicks just to get the same job done. I guess I will get used to it... more

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those caught in the path of Hurricane Michael over the last couple days, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and also those of you still in its path. This storm is one of the most devastating in recent times. We hope your homes, businesses and most importantly your lives are... more

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